In this issue:
Susan Silberberg explores how placemaking can put heritage in the hands of the community, Peter Saville discusses the importance of intangible heritage and Gillian Tett reflects on the growing presence of online silos.
Razed to life
Losing our heritage is never easy, but letting go can herald surprising new beginnings.
Beyond the bubble
The increasing compartmentalisation of our online lives threatens to narrow, not expand, our horizons.
Mapping heritage
The RSA’s Heritage Index is provoking new conversations on heritage.
Travelling right
They say travel broadens the mind, but not all tourism promotes the best behaviour.
The connected kingdom
Helping cities empower themselves could strengthen national ties, but first we must devolve real power.
Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
The Ideas Foundation provides opportunities for students in less advantaged schools across the UK to build creative and cultural capital through workshops and excursions. Their mission? To nourish a new creative generation.
Community banking is a microfinance model built on trust. In it, the community wins or loses together. It is gaining in popularity on the African continent as community banking goes digital.
